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Trail of History
The Trail of History is a self-guided walking tour of some of the sites that figured prominently in the history and development of Upper Moreland and Willow Grove. Brochures are available for free from the UMHA or the Parks and Recreation Department.
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Bus Tours
Willow Grove and Southern Portion of the Manor of Moreland
Tour Duration: 1 1/2 Hours
This tour includes many of the historic sites in Willow
Grove, Sampson's Hill, Morganville, Pennypack Ecological
Restoration Trust, Yerkesville, Huckleberry Hill, Frazier's
Farm and Willow Grove Park.
Northern Section of the Manor of Moreland Including the Battle of Crooked Billet
Tour Duration: 1 1/2 Hours
This tour includes many of the former farm sites in
Moreland Township as well as some of the historic houses
that remain, such as the Lloyd Homestead, William J.
Buck Home and many others.
Walking Tours
Mineral Springs Hotel & War Memorial Park
Walk Duration: 1 Hour; Distance: 3/4 Mile;
Surface: Paved; Grade: None.
Tour the sites of George Rex's Mineral Springs Hotel resort
(1803), later to become the centerpiece of the Ehrenpfort
Amusement Park, as well as other sites along Round Meadow
Run. This entire area was at one time a sphagnum swamp.
It became the original crossroads of York Road to New
Hope and New York and the Doylestown Turnpike as well
as the junction point of connecting roads to local mills.
Downtown Willow Grove & Frazier's Hill
Walk Duration: 1 Hour; Distance: 3/4 Mile;
Surface: Paved; Grade: a part is Steep Downhill
This tour begins atop the highest elevation in Eastern Montgomery
County, Frazier's Hill, where the first U. S. Geodetic
Survey took place in 1839. The Tour descends from this
high point to Davisville Road and the site of the first
school and other landmarks important in the development
of the town. Included are the sites of the old post
office, the Fountain House Inn, the first fire house,
stores and shops, a scythe factory and other items of
historic interest.
Masons Mill Park & The Pennypack Creek
Walk Duration: 1 1/2 Hours; Distance: 1 Mile;
Surface: Gravel; Grade: Slight
This tour gives an excellent look at the natural environment
along the Pennypack Creek that provided the power resources
for several mills in the area. The tour investigates
what little remains of one of the largest and oldest
mills, Masons Mill, first built in 1762 by the Lloyd
Family.
Tour Brochures
To view a .PDF of some of our past tours see below:
Bus Tour #1 (16.1 KB) - click here
Hatboro Walking Tour (30 KB) - click here
Pennypack Creek Grist Mill Tour (15.9 KB) - click here
Willow Grove Walking Tour (34 KB) - click
here